Describing Geospatial Information

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Author(s): Ardis Hanson (University of South Florida Libraries, USA)and Susan Jane Heron (University of South Florida Libraries, USA)
Copyright: 2008
Pages: 32
Source title: Integrating Geographic Information Systems into Library Services: A Guide for Academic Libraries
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): John Abresch (University of South Florida, USA), Ardis Hanson (University of South Florida, USA), Susan Jane Heron (University of South Florida, USA)and Peter J. Reehling (University of South Florida, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-726-3.ch004

Keywords: Engineering Science Reference / Environment & Agriculture / Environmental Science and Technologies / Geoinformatics

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To be optimally useful, geospatial resources must be described. This description is referred to as metadata. Metadata tells “who, what, where, when, why, and how” about every facet of a piece of data or service. When properly done, metadata answers a wide range of questions about geospatial resources, such as what geospatial data is available, how to evaluate its quality and suitability for use, and how to access it, transfer it, and process it. To ensure consistency for access and retrieval, metadata can be standardized to provide a common set of terms, definitions, and organization.

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